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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | I recently bought a dvd called Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography.
The case has no UPC#, so I tried the Disc ID method, which came up as the same for the same documentary DVD in the database.
Main differences are that the artwork (front and back) is different and on the front cover it has "10th Anniversary Commerative Edition" above the title.
I would upload a picture, but my cheap camera takes blurry pictures.
So the question is: Are these types of "Not for Sale" promo discs allowed?
I don't see anything in the rules about them. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | They are allowed... they are official releases. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 |  Posts: 1,982 |
| | Posted: | | | | They are, but in that case it would count as a re-release with a different cover (so it's impossible to contribute the new cover).
Of course I can be wrong, but I'm almost certain the original cover must be use in the database. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | yes... the original release cover (and info if any different) must be what is in the main database | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | I agree with both Jimmy and Pete. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 1,272 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Jimmy S: Quote:
They are, but in that case it would count as a re-release with a different cover (so it's impossible to contribute the new cover).
Of course I can be wrong, but I'm almost certain the original cover must be use in the database. How is it a re-release if it doesn't have a UPC? Wouldn't he just submit a new profile with the Disc ID? | | | HDTV: 52" Toshiba Regza 52XV545U AVR: Onkyo TR-707
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| Registered: October 30, 2011 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,870 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DoubleDownAgain: Quote:
Quoting Jimmy S:
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They are, but in that case it would count as a re-release with a different cover (so it's impossible to contribute the new cover).
Of course I can be wrong, but I'm almost certain the original cover must be use in the database.
How is it a re-release if it doesn't have a UPC? Wouldn't he just submit a new profile with the Disc ID? Typically yes, but not always. It depends on the type of promo release it is. An example is the 3D version of Avatar (not the latest release version) where there is no UPC and it is in the DB by Disc ID and with the cover art of the promotional release. Some "Promo" copies are exactly like the regular, but given as promotional copies |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,272 |
| | Posted: | | | | My question is why would it have anything to do with any other release? It is not the same as the one with the UPC besides being the same movie. What if there were other releases but with different UPCs?
He also said he bought the DVD, I assume he bought it used but nevertheless it isn't the one in the DB. Currently it looks like this movie has only two releases, one in the US and one in Australia. If I was the OP I'd make a new profile using the Disc ID and scanning in the correct covers along with the other data. This way if someone else runs across the "Promo" disc it already has a entry in the db. | | | HDTV: 52" Toshiba Regza 52XV545U AVR: Onkyo TR-707
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DoubleDownAgain: Quote:
My question is why would it have anything to do with any other release? It is not the same as the one with the UPC besides being the same movie. What if there were other releases but with different UPCs? I got the impression that neither release had a UPC. If I was mistaken, then I agree with you. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,272 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have the US release, it does have a UPC. | | | HDTV: 52" Toshiba Regza 52XV545U AVR: Onkyo TR-707
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DoubleDownAgain: Quote:
I have the US release, it does have a UPC. In that case, yea, he should submit using the disc ID. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | I bought it from Goodwill. It was still sealed. |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 | | Posts: 1,982 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DoubleDownAgain: Quote:
My question is why would it have anything to do with any other release? It's because CubbyUps wrote in the first message that the disc shared the same disc id. For me it means re-release with different cover in the same way it would be if it was the same UPC, but maybe I'm wrong | | | | Last edited: by Jimmy S |
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